Bending machine



June 24, 1930. o. DoUTT BENDING MACHINE 12 Sheets-Sheet l Filed July 27, 1925 .June 24, 1930. o. DQUTT 1 '137555790 BENDING MACHINE Filed July 27, 1925 12l sheets-sheet 2 June 2,4, 1930.

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June 24, 1930. Q DOUTT 1,765,790l

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BENDING MACHTNE Filed July 27, 1925 12 Sheets-Sheet 9 June 24, 1930.

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BENDNG MACHINE Filed July 27, 1925 l2 Sheets-Sheet 12 33% M. I Qmu Patented .lune 1,930

Y OWEN Dougrr, orinnmnoirjivrrcnicm;nssreicn; 'BY Yansias AssrGNivrENrsjTo "Gaim ERAL srni'ne. Bunt-ran, oo nPoRATIon,-A con-Ponencia or' insmeren BNIJING MACHINE y f .Apgiication mea' Julyy 2'?,

Y This machine is1a1device-for Vgivingvirst a` horizontal bendand then oneror more vertical bends toflat stock and is particularlyadapted for'forming bumper arms..V

It Aconsists generally ofV ar reciprocating bender `or bulldozer and a press or Vertical. bender mounted'upon a common base; the bulldozer giving irstthe horizontal bend to the stock and upon its `return movingthe stock into position for thevpress orA vertical bender to give the -irst verticalbend; Thev return offtheA press or verticalbender then automatically moves- -the' stock rearwardly into position, .for thefnext operation of the press yand so o n until all the'punch press operi ations-have been completed andv thelast. up-

' ward movementofV the press plunger then automatically releases the stock from its carrier or holder allowing, it to be dropped into aoanoilbath.. f? The machine' is designed 'to handle work which requires only onebend, or operation;v in a horizontal plane, and fone or moreoperations in a vertical plane.

Only one diefcan be carried by the bulldozer and a complementarydie is fastened to the forward end of the bed.V They press, however, may carryone or more dies andcomplementary dies are'fastened, beneath them; to the bed of the machine. The bulldozer opern ates on' the work first andfreturns to normal vpositionand'then the press is operated rthe desired number of times, the .work being automatically moved lfrom one die tov the next. Y 1 lY Each operation of either. the bulldozer or vertical press iscontrolled Vby -separate' rnanuf` ally operated clutches,which fare so ,constructed that they will automatically release after one operation', and their controlhandles are so lrelated that both clutches can not be i thrown'inat the Sametime."v` d 'j Y 'The principal vnovel features of construction consist` in first the.` general combination of the bulldozer and press; fsecond'7 the mechanism'for holding and moving the work forward into position foreach succeeding operation and then releasingA itat.affprede-y termined time; third, a brake mechanism for Stopping the bulldozer at they @ed OfftS .rs-

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turn4 stroke thus preventing the inertiafof the )parts-from starting it onv another forward stroke; and fourth, a safety control which prevents the press clutch from beingoperated when the bulldozer is not in its normal posik tion, land vice versa.

In the drawings Fig. ylisV-aside elevation of the machine; Fig. 2 is a plan view with the press removed; Fig. 3 is .an enlargedplan view ofthe forward partof the machine,lthe .'60 press beingremoved, showing themechanism f forholding and moving the work forward; Fig. 3EV is an enlarged plan view yof therear part Yof the machine; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sidey elevation of the parts shownin Fig. 3, 65

the cross head of the bulldozer being in start-l ing position; Fig. "5 is a viewv similarv tojFig.

4f showing theparts in the positionthey VVas-` sumeafter .the crosshead( has movedr for- Y ward'ly, given the stock the Ahorizontal. bend 70 land hasA returned to `aposition whereit kJust,starting tooperate the ymechanism for v movingthe stock to the nextposition; Fig. 6

is a view similar to Fig.V 5 showing the bull# dozer cross headat the end of its rearward A stroke and the work holder moved into posi# tion for the vertical press operation; 7

is an enlarged sectional view taken on' the line 7-7 of Fig. 3; Fig. '8 is aplan view of 7,: and Fig. 9 is a diagrammaticview 8() showing f the operation of thev release `mechanism which allows'the work holder to be re-v turned Ato the starting position after the work has been released therefrom; Fig. 10 is' a section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 13; Fig. 11 g5 is an enlarged sect'ionon the line llfll of Figs. 3 'and 10; Fig. 12 is'an enlarged section on lthe line 12--12 ofFig. l0; Fig.v13 is a section on the line A,13413 of Fig. 1 showingv thebrake release and clutch operating mechanisms Fig. 14e is a side elevation of the brake mechanism 'and' thereleasing Ymechanismy therefor ylooking from the righ-t' of Fig.A 13; Fig.v l5 is an enlarged elev-ation'of the fron-t end of the machine showingfparticularly the 95 operating controls;'Fig.f 16 is ian enlarged elevation `o f the opera-tingcontrolsr showing also the connecting parts; Fig. 17 'is a yview similar to Fig. 16 showing'the operating con- @fols after vthey have. been moved-to release in@ the bulldozer brake and throw in thebull-Y Vdozer clutch; Fig. 18 is anl enlargedside elevation of the work holder; Fig. 19is an end Y elevation looking from the rightofFig. 18;

Fig. 2Q is a plan view of Fig. 18; Fig. l2li-is a detailavi'ew showing the manner in which y tileastock i'sheid' in' thev work holder; Fig; v22

- Ais an enlarged side Yelevationof thevniovable Y. A. ql O parts'of therwork holden said parts being Yin Aseparated position; vFig". .23 isV anenlarged elevation looking from the "right of the part 88 shownjin'Fig. 22; Fig.-24 is a perspective view of the stock as it is delivered to themachine to be bent; Fig; 25 visan edge view. and Fig.26 a' plan view of the stock vafter the horizontal or bulldozer bendingV operation and-"the punching operation; andV Figs. 27 V and 28-are similar views 'after the vertical.

pressV operation.l

The; bulldozer generally y indicated'at 1 mounted upon'the rear end ofa bed` 2 anda vertical' benderpressf3a of generally well known design is mounted upon'the forward endofitheibed 2. 'The bed has crossl head guides 3 upon .which across head 4 is adapted y Foibe moved back and f OIthfbY PtmenV 5 which havetheir forward ends pivotally con- -v nectedto the ends of the cross head 4 at 6 and their rear ends pivctally connected at 7 to large gears 8'which are operatedfby gears 9 on a shaft 10. The'shaft 10 is mounted in bearings 11 and has mounted upon it-between thebearings 11 a pulley 12, clutch mechanism I 13 and brake mechanism` 14. 'The shaft- 10 isA rotated by abelt 15fpassin'g` around thepulley. 12 and a'pulley l16on the armature shaft ofa Y 1 motor 17. L

- faceof the forward end of the diecarrier 20.

of the die 27 As the die holder 2O and die *25"V back and forth on the guides'l by the operation of the bulldozeigfthe die carrying member 2O being connected'to the cross head 4Yof the bulldozer by arms 22 which areV fastened to rearwardly extending extensions 23V of the'die Vcarrier and to the frontofthe crosshead 4 by 'brackets 24. Y Y Y A die25 is fastenedby bolts 26 to the under ,A die 27 4complementary to the die 25 and in line therewith is fastened to the forward end ofthe base 2. The work is `held at'one end in a work holder generally designated *at 28 and the rest'lies flat on Vthe bed 2 in front I are moved forwardly through the action of the bulldozer the work is caught between the dies 25 andV 27 bent to the desired form in a horizontal plane. V`The -work holder 28,4

which willy be described vindetail later, "is

` Aadapted to be moved back and forth upon ,a

rbar29 and the bar 18 on the front of the ma" chine, theV bar 29 being mounted directly be# low'thebar 18 and carried bythe bracket19.

YLAttachedto the right ha-nd side ofthe carrier 28 is one endof acable 30 which'passes over a vsheave 31 carried by an arm 34 on the'endg of thebase 2 and downwardly and'around a Vsheave 32 and thence up and has its other end Vfastened att-33 to the arm'34ff/Thesheave 32 Yhas suspended therefrom asf weight 35.. As f will be seen, this weight 35 and cable30 tend to bring thework carrier7`28` tothe right hand end of the maohme,"1n-other words, to an ini- 'vtial position.` Adjustably connected at 36 to Y theopposite side of the carrier 28 is one end.r Y

of a cable 37, the otherfend being fastened Vat 38 to a pulley 39. VThe pulley 39 is keyed V vto a shaft carried in brackets--41and `42 vextending out from thebase 2; Keyed to the sliaft'40 on each side of the'pulley' 39 and spaced therefrom byspac'ers39'@1 are ratchet` wheels 43 Vand 43a. An arm 44 is rotatably mounted onthe shaft 40, beside theratch'et. Ywheel 43 and carries a'dog 45 whichfis adapt-y ed to engage the teeth of'the'ratchet wheel 43. V

Rotatably mounted on the shaft 40 and on the opposite side of the 'pulley 39' adjacent the ratchet 43EL is a bell crank 46 which has va Vdog 47 connected Vto one arm thereof, this dogr47.

being adapted to engagegthe teeth of the Y i ratchet wheel 43a. Pivotally connected tothe other arm of the bell crank vr46 isonefend of a red 48 which has its `other end connectedto afblocky 49l (Fig. 10)"slidably mounted in yguides 50 extendingrupwardly'from an'arm head 52 of the vertical press'3'1.` (This con'- struction will allowthe lpress"plunger acertai-n amount of up'and 'downmovement before I it operates the rod '48; This movement can be Varied by an adjusting screw 53; j ai Adjustably connected to one Varm 211of/'the die'holder 2O isan arm 54 which in ,turn carries an arm. 55 the length Vofwhich can vbe adjusted by a turnbuckle 56 andlockedin the '.51 which projects outwardly kfrom the jcross desiredpos'ition by bolts 57.V The arm 5.5 is

positioned in line with the arm 44 and Von the return movement of the bulldozer the arm 55 `will strikeV the arm 44 as' shown in F ig. 5V

and as the dog 45is in engagement-with the ratchet wheel 43, the pulley V39 willbe rotatedY and the work holder 28 and the work carried thereby will be moved to the next position ready for the-.first operation of the vertical press as shown in Fig.V 6. ,The work holder 28 will be .held in the' diiferen-t positions by means ofthe arms-55 and 44'and theldog 45.

As the press cross head 52 comes downythe block will Vbe engaged bythe screw'53'v and the rod 48 will be Vmoved downwardly which -in turn will rotate'the crank 46 about the shaft 40 'and move Vthe pawl 47 back into en-j gage'ment with the next tooth behind the one previously engaged.

will be moved upwardly and the bell crank 46V and dog 47 will be moved in the opposite l Then 'on the return. p `movement of the! cross Vhead 52 the vrod 48` workllolder the next 'position acting as a direction which in turn'will rotate the yshaft cause'the rod 73 -to be moved.in'theopposgite l0 and pulley 89, thus `moving the work holder to the ynext position. As the shaftO is rotated, the ratchet wheelf keyedthereto will be rotated, and the doge will engage Vthe neXt tooth of theratchet landf hold the detent: so that the operatiori'fof'thevertical rpressy can be repeated as manytimes as'there are operations necessary.Y vvWhen vthe bulldolzerimovesthe dieho'lder 20'forwa`rdly and consequently the arm 55, the arm Llll'is forced to followby means of a spring 44a. j After the last operation ofthe vpress the vreturn move- Veo mentof the cross head 52 causesv the'work' n Y52 has'the die holder 52a fastened thereto'and holder 28 to vmove rearwardlyanother space -in the mannerA just described, which brings the clampingg,`l arm 60, of the work holder,v into engagement with anarm'6l adjustably fastened to'an` arm 62`fastened Vtothe base of the machinei rThe arm-61 throwsthe clamp ing varm to the right which Vreleases vthe work held inthe worlrholderf' VThe rearward movement of they worlrholder 28,k after vthe last vertical press operatiom' alsofo'pe'rates a mechanism .which throws bothgthe dogs 45 and l? out of engagement*with'their respec-' tive ratchet wheels which-allowsthe weight 85 toreturn the work holder tothe starting position. The above Vmentioned mechanism will now be described. l

Two arms 65v and 66having cam faces 67 on the rear ends are slidably-guided in a bloclc68 fastened t0 the rmachine and have tlieiifront ends connected vtogether by a-blocl v 69.. These arms extend'"rearwardlyv and straddl'e the pulley 39 and when they'are movedy rearwardly the camk surfaces 67are adapted to engage extensions .70 on the pawls 45 and 47 and lift these pawls out of engagement with the teeth ofthe ratchet Wheels 48 anda asis shown in Figs. and9. This will then allow the weightv 85 to return the work holder 28 to its originalposition. The

arms 66 and 65 Aare movedrearwardly by a' screw'l carried by the worleholderf28 cominginto engagement'with the block69 onthe last rearward movement of the work holder.

28. The block169 is engageable'with atappet 72 adjustably fastened on a rod Z8 .which is slidably mounted in brackets '74 fastened to ythe base 2. Adjustably fastened .on the rod 7 near the opposite endv thereof is a tappet 75 similarto the tappet 72.y As the lwork holder is moved rearwardly after thel .last operationof the vertical press the bolt 71; engages the block 69 and moves the arms 65 and 66 rearwardly thus releasing'thedogs 45 and 47, asv stated before. The block 69 being in engagement with the tappet 72 will also move the rod 78 and tappet 7 5 rearwardly. yUpon the return of the `work holder 28 due to the kweight 35 after the dogs l5 and 4:7 have been released the opposite end ofy the bolt 7l vwill i? engagethe tap-pet' on the rod 78 which will Aready for t-he next piece of work.

v direction. l ,This will, ofl course,imove the' tap'B .afpet V72'1nthe opposite direction whichin turn will draw the arms 65f-andf66 out of env` f vgagement with the pawls l5 and t7 and allow said pawls to re-'en'gage'the .teeth of ,the

ratchet wheels-43 and 43a. Thedevice is then` y I projectingPV downwardlyfrom the end of the Vdie lholder 52""isV a pointed bar 88which is adapted to pass betweenv the'ears 80in advance 'of the die and thus center the worlr n holder v28y and holdl it rigidly when the' punch 82 clamps the work between said punch 82 and a Acomplementary punch plate 84 which is fastened tothe bed of the press, and when the die 82aclamps'the work between said die and of the press. The upper end'of the block T6 has extensions 85 and 86 in which are mountedvthe work clamping members 87- and 88',the member Y 87 being fastened rigidly andv theV a Complementary die8lla fastened tothe 'bed Y member 88 being slidably mounted. The' member 87 has ya central pin 89 whichV is Y' serted in one end offthe'eye 90 of the stock9l l Vand the member 87 iscut out as indicated at 92vso that the stock ,91A can extend outwardly therefrom. Thepart 88 has-a corresponding pin 98 for engaging the other end'of the eye QOandhasa Vcut-out lportion similar to the f portion 92. for the same purpose. vThis part 88 isslidably keyed in the extension'86 indicated' by the keyways 94 and 95 inthe part 88.` The'part 88 has an extension 96 fastened thereto by apin,v passing through the reduced part 97 vwhich is inserted into a-bore 98". The part 96 alsohas an enlargedhead 99 and a, springr 100 isinterposed betweensaid headp99 and the extension 86. This spring normally holds the clamp member 88 in'op'en osition. A cam member 101 from which the iandle leverw60'extends is pivoted at 102 to-an arm 108 which extends forwardly from Athe body 76. When the cam is the 'position j shown in full lines in Fig. 18, the parts are inV position top securely clampthe work therein Aand whenitis in the position lshown in dotted lines, the parts are lin such a position that the work` -will be released. The handle 60 'is thrown into this position by coming,int'o'ien-y gagement with the arm 61, as above described.`

v'As the bulldozer cross vhead` returns. the clutch is automatically thrownout when itis at therear limit of its movement by meansto4 be described hereinafter. However, thefi'nertia of the parts ltends tofthrow thecrank past Y 'dead center and startrthe Crossheadori 'aferL wardv movement.. In order to preventthis,it

Y hasl been found necessary -to put-in a brake whicl1 .will 'act ,asi soon as the device starts backjdu'e toVV theinertia,` and thus stop it. This ybrake generally designated at v14 is constructed'similarlyto the ordinary band brake and works on a* drumV '110 fastened to the shaftlO. L

Anf arm A 111.l yterminatingina hook 112 pivoted at 113'toa bracket 114 fastened Vtothe cross head 4.; Afbracket 115 ,Vwhich is here shownas an angle iron 'witha projection 116 inclined downwardly at the end `closestto the hook 112, isconnected to the arm 111 and the arm'111 is normally held up in dotted line position shownin Fig. 14by a spring117V having 1 one end fastenedto the arm 111 and the' other .end fastened vto theV bracket 114.` On the re- VVturn of thecro'ss .head4 the hook 112 will slide under the horizontal'par't 118Yofan armV 119 wli ich Vis connected to thefoperating arm `1 20 of the brake and if the cross head V4 starts Y Y in the forward direction', the hook 112 engaging the armV f 119, immediately applies the brake andstops the movement.Y YVhen the clutch is thrown in to Vstart the operation, the hook'112 is first disengaged from Vthe arm 119 by va pressure exerted upon thebracket'115 Vthrough the arm146 asis more fullyde? scribed!hereinafter.;

" Extending outwardlyfrom the bearing supports 11Vare bracketsvr 121 the .outer-ends of said brackets beingconnected byr a'flat Vcross bar 122. An angle iron 123 is spaced above the bar. 122 byspacers 124 Vandthe clutch operating"arm slides between the barV 122 and angle ironv 123. The clutch operat-` ing arm' 125 (seeFig' 3a) is pivoted at 126 and onits forward vend. a flat bar l12'? is pivoted thereto at 123 and has'its forward end inclined up as atV 129. The other end of the part127 has a cam 130'fastenedthereto'. The

cross head 4 has a bracket 131 extending' u p- Y wardly therefromand has a trip or bell crank lever.132 pivoted in? the upper endthereof.

This bell crank 132 is'normally heldl in the v Y position shown in Fig. V1 by aspring 133- A bracket 134 is fastened to the clutchV operatin'gfarm Y125, and has one end of'a link-135 pivoted thereto. 'The other end of the link 135 isf'piv'oted to an arm 136y which is .rigidly connectedjto atubular shaft-137 extending Y* Vacross the front of the machine and rotatably Y `mounted in bracket-,s138011 the front ofthe Y nected thereto.

ress.. The other end ofthe tubular shaft 1.37 'j has an operating handle 139 rigidly con- A shaft A140 -is rotatably mounted within the shaft 137 and has a short arm'g141 connected to one end thereof and an operating arm 142 connected to theother end thereof. The'arm 141 has a pin 143 thereon i* (which engages'under an arm 144 which Ais Y f Y -pivotedltothe angle iron. '123AV at'` 145 and is `turned downwardly at 146 and isadapted to engage tbegbracket ,115 attachedY to the hook arm 111. The arni142Y the opposite Vend 'I ofthe shaft 140 is connected to one end of the Y link 147, the other end 'of the'link beingconffl nected atV 148 `to the bell crank 149y whichyis ating arm 139. YV hen the operatinghandle"7i0V i pivoted'at 150'to the lower end of the oper- 139 and the bell crank 149 arefgraspedand I broughtl together the'shaiftV 140 is rotated through the .linkv 147 and arm 142 which in turn will move the outer Vend ofthev arm141 upwardly, engaging the'arm 144, forcing the lower end 146 down into engagement'with the bracket which inV turn will force the hook' arm 111 downwardly, forcing thehook 112 yout of engagement with the brake operating arm 119.Thearin139 is then swung inwardly (or awayv from thel operator)V which rotates the hollow shaft T137, which in turnf movesthe clutchr operating arm. 135 throwing the clutch into engagement through the arm 136 and Vlink 135VY This'willput lthe bullg dozer in-operationand asthecros's head 4` moves Vforwardly the bell crank 132 will be tipped when it engages the cam 130 (Fig-2) and returned to its normal position, as shown y in Fig. 1, by the spring 133. Onthe return movement ofthecross head 4 the bell crank 132 will engage the cam 130and throw the clutch out of engagementfby forcingthe clutch operating arm V4rearwardly,y a spring 125a completing movement of arm 125 (Fig. 3a); VThe inclined portion 116 of the bracket 115 is adapted to cause the'hook 111 that the arm 146 is left in aL lowered position as the cross headV moves forward and `back- 146.V In case itis desired to operate the bull- Yto be gradually raised or lowered in the event f i Y `ward, in'l order to prevent injury to the-arm Y dezer a small amount for adjustment, etc. the

inclined end 129 of the arm 127 is grasped and brought into Contact withY theclutch op y erating arm 125.V This will throw the .cani

upwardly to a point where it will be above andV not beengaged by the bellV crank 132.1

The Vvertical press 3 resembles what is :toVV make one complete Vrevolution and then 200, shaft 201, vpinion 202 and gear 203, in a cam'plate 165 is fastened near the forward end of thearm-163 and its lower edge 166 is described by anarc swung about the centerof the shaft V140. A stud '167 is fastenedVV tothe bulldozer clutch operating arm 139 and isf adapted to ride on the edge 166 of the cam as willV be readily seen.Y Nhen the arm 139 is swung inwardly from the position Y Y11o known as a punch press, andfhas a clutch' 160 of lthat typewhich allows the crank shaft 161 shown in Figs. 15 and 16, vit will be impossible .L

to move the arm 163 downwardly operate the clutch 160. e

The edge 168 of the'cam 165 is described and thus Y of the arm 163.. This ,edge 168 will ride A" shown inv Figs. 25-Vand 26.

e 7 2 and 7 5 and the associated; trip mechanism which controlsthe feed offthe work holder being: adjusted to advance the work the, desired number of times and to releaseit at the u end jot the last oper-ation. f

againstithe 'stud 167 on `the bulldozer kclutch,

operating arm when the arm `163 is. pulled downwardly 13o-,operatethe, vertical press, and prevent the movement of. the arm 139, thus preventing theoperating vot they bulldozer whenthe pressisyin operation. i

VThe general operation. is as follows: .the stockis placed in the machine inthe form shown iny Fig. 24 and, is clampedin the work holder 28 by operating ythe arm` 60cam 101,Y

etc., between the members 87y and 88, the pins 8934 and 93' being inserted inthe eye 90 and the parts 87 and 88 gripping tliefouter part of the srtockraround the eye 90 and the fiat part 91 extending through the cut-outportion 92 as shown in Fig. 21., the work :holder and A`other parts being in the position. shown .in

Figs..1-, 2, 3, 3?L ande. The handle 139 and ,bellcrank 149 are then grasped and` brought tothe positionf'shown in Fig. 16.which releases thebulldozer brake and the handle' 189 is shoved, forwardly, away fromrthe operator, which throws in the clutch13`,.starting the bulldozer; The die `25 'moves forwardly catching the work between said die 25 and the die 27 and bend/ing thesame to the shape e On Ythe return movement of theicross Vhead the bell crank 132 engages the cam 130 throwing the clutch out of engagement with the assistance of: the springv 125a,the brake 14k preventing 'the in;- ertia of the parts starting the cross head and connected parts on the vneXt forward move- Y A reciprocating bender movable over said bed,-

ment. The return movement of the die car-v rier 20 operates the mechanism, as previously described, for movingthe work holder and? the'work carried therein into position for the first operation of the verticall press. The press is then operated byfthrowi'ng in its clutch-160 by means of thelever 163, and punches the stock to produce the holes shown inv Fig. 26 andupon the return movement of the 'press plunger the stock ismovedforward into position for the nextV operation of the Vpress which bends the stock to theshape y shown in Figs. 27 and 28. j The arm61 being. so adjusted that the lever 60 willbeengaged by it as the work holder is moved rearwardly, the stock will be released andthe work holder allowed'to return to' its starting position as hereinbefore Ydescribed. e

The machine'is capable of many modifications within the scope of theiinvention. The punches or vertically operated dies yherein shown may be omitted or. replaced by yother metal working devices capable ot being used in a vertical press, the arm 61 and the tappets i Having thus described my invention, what;

I claim'is 1 Y l; Ina multiple e bination of a bed vhaving a Xed bottomdie and a Xed endl die, ahorizontally reciprocatfixed endv die, a vertically reciprocating bending machine, the come i f ing lbender having a die cooperating with .they-0' vbender Ahaving a die cooperating with the bottom die, a work holder for supporting work over the vbed betweenboth sets of dies,

and means tooperate the said benders suc.-

cessively, whereby one bender will first act on. the work and then the other.A Y

2. The combination with a press Vha'fi'fingr e anopeiatiiig member moving in'one direction, of a reciprocating bender movable in an-y v other direction, a workliolderA cooperating withlooth the press andy the bender and adapted to advance the work from one opere ation to the next, andA means to Vselectively operate the Ypress and thebender.

3. The combination stated in claim 2,l the press including a bed across which the bender also operates and upon whichthe work is supported by the holder Vforv the 'operation thereon of either the press or the bender.

i 4. The combination of abed, a horizontally reciprocating benderfmovable over said bed, f

a vvertically reciprocating bender movable from and toward said bed'and adapted 4to advance `v`the work from'one operation to the l next, a work holderfor holdingwork upon the'bed, a'nd'means to selectively operate the horizontal and vertical benders '5... .The combination of a bed,a.horizontally a lvertically reciprocating bender movable from and toward said bed, a. work holder for lioldingwork upon the bed, and means to selectively operate the horizontal and vertical benders, thel vertical benderliaving multiple -ieo work engaging members and.being:capable of successive operations for different actions upon Athe work, and means to shift the work holdermtoidiili'erent positionsv along the Abed to accommodate the successive operations.

' 6. The combination of a bed, a horizontally reciprocating bender movable over said bed', ay vertically reciprocating bender movable from,andtowardsaid bed, a work holder for' holding work upon the bed, means to selectively operate the horizontal' and vertical benders,

and means to prevent-the operation of one bender while the other is operating. Y

7.V The combinationY of asingle bed, bendizo ers operating at different anglesA with ref 1 spect to said. bed, to vgive different bendsto rvthe work, means to operate the benders 'suc cessively and selectively, and means actuated when one bender isv operatedv to preventr the operation of `the other.

8. The combination of a single bed,.a verti V cally movable press member cooperating therewith, A a horizontally movable bender member cooperating therewith, means to'op- Y erate said members successively'and selectively, and means to-preventthe operation of the bender member When the press member is opnerating.

. and v the bender members.

'9., Thecombinatienfsfared,in Claim e, Said i means including a 'manually operated 'device controlling the operation of eachvof the press io; The Combination with a 'press having a 'bedl'and a'plungermo-vable upa-nd `dovvn V'with respect thereto,'of areciprocating bender -movable betvveenvthe bed and the plunger .Y Wheiithe latteri's'lifted,aworkA holder adapted to hold` Work. upon the bed'y forl operation :thereon by eitherthe plunger or the bender,

' the Work holder being shiftabletodiiferent positions above j thebed to Acooperate With either the plunger orthe bender in different f positionsrespectively, and means for oper- Y edtohold work Vupon the bed, means to operating Vthe bender When the plunger is lifted.

1l. rIhe combinati-on With Vavpress having a'bedandaplunger movable toward and from Y the same,'of a; reciprocating bender movable between the plunger and bed when theV former if lifted, Va guide supportedY by the bed, a

Work holder slidableY on theA guide and adaptate the bender, and means to automatically Y shift the Work holder-` along the guide, conbender movableibetween the-bed andy the plunger When the latter is lifted, `a Yvvorlg` 'holder adapted to hold Workupon the4 bed .I trolled by the-movements of the'plunger.

' Y l2. The combination with a press having a bed and a plungerfinovableup vand Vdown with respect thereto, of a lreciprocating `for operation thereon byreither thejplunger v orthe bender, means to operate the bender V`When the plunger' is lifted, means to operate the rI Jlunger including a clutch7 andV control means for-the Vclutch consisting'of a lever I which 'canbe l,advanced only When the bender vis not in operation.

13. The combin -ftion with apress having a bed anda plungermovable toward and from the same, of a fixed die at one end ofthe bed,

a'movable fdie adapted toL enter between vthe plunger and 'bed When'the former is liftedr ,and to then cooperate with the fixed die,

Ymeans to operate the movable die, andvmeans to hold Worlrahove the bed in position to be Vacted on-by either the plunger or'thefdies.

lll. The combination of apress having a bed and a plunger movable toWarda-nd from Y ce the same, of

a fixed die at the end of the bed, a movable die adapted to V enter betvveen'lthe plunger and bed when the former is lifted 4and then vcooperate With the fixed die,` means n to operate themovable die7 and means to hold Work above the bed inposition to'be acted on Vby either the plunger or the dies, said I means being'movable to hold the'Work'holder i j 15. The'eombination with a single bed *and* in dierent positions under the plunger. L

a Work holder associated therewith, of apress l 18. The combination of adapted to operate onthe Work in theholder,

VaV clutch controlling the operationl of kthe.' f

press, a movable bender alsolarranged to op'- erateron the Work in theiholderf, ya 'clutchcon-Vv trolling the movementof the bender, aman- `ual controlling'device' for each clutch,` and means carried by one of said devices for prex yventing the operation; ofV the other device, j

`whereby when .one clutch is engaged the other cannot be.

' ie; Theecmbimtionateaiaeiaimi,the ,Y controlling means forthebender'clutchincludinga lever having a projecting pin, Vand ythe controlling means vfor vthe press'clutch including a lever having a camplate which engages the pin and prevents the operation of the last-'mentioned lever whenV the firstmentioned lever is moved toposition to'engagejthe Vclutch.A Y Y 17.v The combination: With` a reciprocating bender, and a driving gear for the samein-` f cluding a rotary part, of a brake member cai"- ried by saidfpart, another brake memberco- Y operating therewith, and means automatically actuatedby the return lmovement ofthe reciprocating bender to engageithe last-inentioned brake' member with the first-mentioned engageable With the last-mentioned ibrake Vmember When the bender reaches the limit of its-return movement. 1

fixed die, a reciprocating bender having a die,

a Work holderV slidablebesi'de'the bed and: mechanism operated by the Vbender for slid- .brake member, said meansincluding acatch f a bedV having A a y ing the Work over, such -mechanisml including a pawl and ratchet device, means to automatically disengage the YpaWl andvratchet at.

the limit of the advance movement of the Work holder. y e K n v19. The combination lof a bed having a fixed die, a reciprocating bender having a die,

1 a ivork holder slidablebeside-the'bedand mechanism operated bythe bender for sliding l'the Work over, such 'mechanism includ. Y ing paWl and ratchet devicefmeans to automatically disengage the paWl and ratchet at thelimit of the advance movement ofthe VWork holder, and meansfor automatically reengagingithe pawl andratchetas the Work holder reaches its initial position.

20. The combination with a bed and a mov-ii to engage a piece of Work havingv an eye, said into contact with the eye,to engage and release the Work. e 1 j able operatingdevice cooperating therevvith, of a Work holder beside the bed and adapted to engage a piece of Work'having an eye, saidk Work holder comprising a pin and means toV .i n 12'sY 21. The combinationwith abed anda movg Y inea-79o advance and automatically'retractisaid'pin' into and out of they eye torengage and release the work, said means includingy a cam operating againstthe pin andhaving a projectingA armlocated in the path of a stationary memberand adapted to be struck and operatedv thereby. f' f 22. A' Work holder fora piece of Work having an eye at its end, comprising a cu'rvedivall into Which the eye may-be, set, a pin' atfthe axis'of saidvvall adaptedfto be slidlinto and out'of said eye, a-sp'ring tendingto retract 'said' pin, and a camflev'er bearinggagainst lthe pinv and adapted to be Asvvung to 'advance the same against the pressure of said spring;

23. The combination with a bedand ay movable member'adapted to cooperatelwith'said l bed, of a guide beside the bed, and' ay Work and :means automaticallyTv actuated. by the movement of said movable member tofshift said Work holder to different *positionsv after each operation.` l i 1 l25. The combinationwith a bed anda movable member adaptedrto cooperate' With said bed, of a guidebeside the bed, a Work holder slidable along saidV guide` and arranged to hold ak piece of Work indifferent `positions With respect to saidbed, whereby successive operations may be performed on said Work by said movable member, and means automaticallyV actuated by the movement of said member to shift said Work holder toi'different' positions, said means including a paWl vand ratchet mechanism connected' to the Work holder.

' ,y 26. The combination with a pre-ss having a ratchetmechanism Voperated therewith andv plungerand multipley metal Working devices carried thereby, of-a bed with Whichlthe plunger cOOperatea-awork holder shiftable beside said bed and adapted to hold a piece of Work in different positions-uponfthey bed' for successive operations by said devices, and means actuatedl by the plunger to automatically and successivelyshift-the Work-holder fi'omvoneposition tothe next.y 27'. The combination stated in claim 26, said means including a' shaft and a paWl and connected to the Work holder.. l A

28'. The combination stated inv claim 26, said means including a shaft, a pawl and ratchet mechanism operatedovvith the shaft and connected to the Work holder to shiftthe latter :in one direction, meansr to release the pavvlgat the limit of such movement, and means to return the `Work vholder to original position when Vthe pavvl is released from the ratchet., f .v f'" s i I f 29. The combination vvithA a'bed,v ajvvork holder beside the same, and a movable niem-A ber cooperating Withv the bed for operation upon Work having an veyeheld by the holder,- of `manually operated means for gripping the y,Work at the beginning ofpsuch operation yand automatically operated 'means' for releasing thesaine. at the completion thereof, said means including a sliding pinengageable With an eye inthe Work. Y l

30. The combination With a bed having guides at opposite sides thereof and a fixed die at one end thereof,-of a cross head slidableiupon said guides and carrying a movable die'.- and a Work holder slidable. along one side fof the bed and'adapted to supportvvork above saidbed and between said` dies, and meansyto operate said -Work holder including a pavvl and ratchet mechanism actuated by'the move-v ment of said cross head.

31.' The combination With *a bed having n guides at opposite sides therof and a fixeddie 'at one end thereof, of a cross head slidable uponsaidvguides and" carrying a movable die, a ,Work holder slidablelalong one side of the bed and adapted to support Work above said bed and between said dies, and means associated With the Work holder tov grip the Workin one position of the Work holder and automatically release the same in another position."

32.'A combined machine for bending a piece of Work in'm'orev than one direction, comprising, in combination, a single bed having an end die and a bottom die, a horizon tally slidable bender movable overA the bed and Vhaving' a die cooperating With the said o end die to bendthe Work horizontally, a vertically movablebender having a'die cooperating Wit-h the bottoni die to bend the Work vertically, and means to selectively and suc- Y cessively operate said benders.

f 38. The combination stated in claim `32',

said means including asafety device prevent- Y ing` the operation of one bender While 'the other is operating. Y

34. In a combined machine for performing successive operations rona piece of Work, the combination of a singlev bed, a reciprocating bender moving horizontally across the bed. a l

vertically. movable plunger operating tovvard and from thebed and having inultiple'vvork engagingidevices, aivork holder slidable beside the'bed' and adapted to hold a piece of .Work over the bed for operation thereon by either the horizontal bender or the members carried by the vertical plunger,v means teselectively and successively operate said bender and plunger including repeated 'strokes by the. plunger after` each operation by. the

Y .toshiftlthe work holder Aalong the bed, includinga pawl-andratchet mechanism automatically actuated bythe reciprocation'of the bender, adjustable means carried by the work 'Y helder to throw out thegpawl at the limit of t movementV in onev d1rect1on,an d means tore- -turn-the"workrholder tooriginal position. f

Y 36.i- Thejcombinationstated inclaim 35, the

1 workholder havingan openable part `Vto rev limit of forward; 'holden v' lease'the work, and means automatically ac-v tuated by the movement of.y the workholder tofopen'said partA andrelease theywork at the movement of the Work .37. The combination with aV bender having a reciprocating cross head, ofdri'ving mech- 'r fanism for the crossvhead including a-j rotary `part anda clutch, a brake cooperating with the clutch. Y

' said rotary-part, means'carried by said cross lhead. for automaticallyl releasing said clutch. l and operating said brake after each opera-VV tion. ,Y uw

53,8, The combination with a bender having Va.reciprocating cross head, ofadriving gear for the cross Vhead' including a rotary Y part anda clutch, Aa brakecooperating with said Vrotary part, ayeontrolling lever operatively connected to the brake to rrelease the same and'to the clutch to'engageA the same, whereby the cross head mayjadvance', andmeans auto'- V'matically actuated 4by the cross head attheV Y 39f The combinationv of a vertically operating press member, a horizontally operating press .member, i a lmovable work holder, and

means for progressing the'work `holder fromv oneV operation to the next, such means including two ratchetsiixedto means for 1m,-v parting longitudinal motion" to said work holder, a-pawl co-'actingwith one ratchet an d i i' Y' adapted to be advanced by the movement of one 'press' member? andv a vsecond pawl coacting VWithrthe other ratchet and adaptedvto be advanced by themovementof .the other pressmember.v l 'i y f 1 l f n 40.y The combination of Va vertically voperating press member, a horizontally operating y press member,.a`movable work holder, 'and 'means for progressing'the work holder rfrom one operation to the next, such means including two `ratchets fixed tomeans for imparting-,longitudinal motion to said work holder,

pawl co-,acting with one ratchet and adapted 'to be advanced by the movement of on'epress memberand a second pawl'coactingiwith thev other ratchet and adaptedto be advanced bytheY movement ofthe vother 'pressl member,

veach oli-said y pawls acting independently of the other.-

V4l. The combinationof a vertically oper# y ating press member,` a horizontally operating press member, a movable. work holder, and means ,for progressing the work holder .from

oneV operation to theV next', such means'ir'i.-` cludmg two ratchetsixed to Vmeansfor 1m-V parting longitudinal Amot-ion l*to said A work ,holden-a pawl co-actingwith one ratchet and adapted to be advanced by themovement/V of one press member and,arsecondfpawlpco# Y actingV with the other ratchet and adaptedv to be advanced by the movement ofthe otherlpress member, with meansfor automatically releasing the pawls Vatthe limit of forward i kmovement of the workholder and meansfor Y returningthe work holder to its original position.

1 A workholder for a *piece of work having'an,V eye at' its end,"comprising a pairf of spaced curved walls adapted to receive and Y clamp theV ends. of` theeye and having parts cut out for the. portionrof the work adjacent ythe eye,one of vsaid curved walls 'being mounted/on a slidable pin, and vmeans to,

actuate the pi-nincluding a cam in contact with theend thereof. Y t

. The combination with a benderhaving .Y a reciprocating cross head, ofV driving mech-V anism for the cross head vincluding a rotary r `part and a clutch," a brake cooperating with said rotary;part,rmeans carried by said cross head for automatically releasing said clutch 'f 10o y and operating saidbrakeY after each operation, said brake operating means including a trip lever carriedbyr said' crossjheadV and adapted to engage a lever'operatively con-vv nected toV the brake.

44. The combination with a bender having e a reciprocating` cross head, of driving'mechanism for the cross head including a rotary f part, a brake cooperating with said rotaryy part, means for operatlngsaid brake compris ing a trip lever carried by said cross head and adapted to engage ai lever opera-tively connected to said brake.

V45. The combination ,ofadreciprocatingv y member carrying dies, vand fixed dies with which said dies cooperate, of a work holder v movably mounted relative to fsa'id dies and adapted to progress the work from one set of dies to the next, and `means carried by said f reciprocating member VVfor accurately posi-r i' tioning said holder. relative to a setrofdies.

46. The combination kof a reciprocating member carrying dies, and fixed dies with which said dies cooperate, of :a work holder movably mounted Y' relative VtoV said dies Aand adapted to progress the work from one setk of dies to theneXt, and means carrriedv by said-` reciprocating member for. accurately posi-v Y tioning said holder relative to afsetvof dies, said means lncludlnga guide rod liXed to said reciprocatingmember and 'aslide attached to 

